Gozitan student members of the Malta Medical Students Association (MMSA) in collaboration with Arkadia of Victoria recently held an activity at the shopping complex whereby they offered to check shoppers’ blood pressure, blood glucose and Body Mass Index. The aim of the event was to raise awareness about the importance of having a healthy lifestyle and quitting smoking. The activity also helped the prospective Gozitan doctors to practise taking blood pressure and blood glucose tests, as well as communicating with potential patients.
The MMSA organises many such events in Malta but this was one of the first activities the association held in Gozo, and given its success, it plans to hold similar events in the near future.